Gillian likes to pretend to bake cakes. Her cakes always have interesting ingredients. We went to the beach on Saturday and Gillian made us some cakes in the sand. As she put sand in her pan, she asked “You like chocolate?” The she would add some sand. “You like sprinkles?” She added chocolate chips and… Continue reading My little baker
John told us today, “We need to get an apple. And then get the seeds out of it and then plant the seeds. So we can have an apple tree. Then we can build a treehouse in the apple tree.” I asked him what was wrong with the trees I have already. He said “Cause… Continue reading Apple Tree
I red the kids a Super Hero book and a princess book before bed tonight. I read both stories in Gillian’s room because John has a new tent that covers his entire bed. Anyway, I read the kids the books then tucked them into their beds. Daddy and I were sitting in our room when… Continue reading Super Hero Book
Today we went to lunch at MJ’s in Tinton Falls with Grandad. The restaurant overlooks a small waterfall. We were seated at a table by the window. John and Gillian were given crayons to draw on the paper-lined table. Gillian started scribbling right away and drew a rainbow. John, on the other hand, stared out… Continue reading The artist
Gillian was playing quietly with her Barbies tonight. She set up a little tea party for Cinderella and a Barbie. She asked me “Where the cups? You find them!” I helped her find the tiny cups and I also put Minnie Mouse at the table. Gillian loved that Minnie was at the party. She told… Continue reading Tea Party
Gillian loves the “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” show. She always wants to watch it. When it is her turn to pick a show, she screams “Ponies!” There are six ponies: Twilight Sparkle: a magical purple unicorn Applejack: an orange country pony Pinkie Pie: a pink pony with lots of energy Shutterfly: a very… Continue reading Ponies
I love that the weather is getting nicer. John and Gillian have been playing outside everyday at school and when they get home they just want to play outside. When I got home tonight the kids were playing outside. I watched them play. John was collecting “helicopter seeds” and Gillian was following him around. He… Continue reading Outside
Here are a few quick funnies from this week: Yesterday, John wanted to wear his sunglasses to school. Well, he thinks they are sunglasses. They are actually tinted safety glasses that Chuckie gave him. Anyway, he wore them to school and he told his teacher “I wore my glasses today! They are black!” Gillian counting… Continue reading Funnies
This summer, John asked “Are we ever going to go on a real vacation? Like go away somewhere?” I explained to him that vacations are expensive and that we would save our money and go on a “real” vacation one day. And he dropped the subject. Recently, he has resurrected the vacation discussion. He must… Continue reading Vacation, all I ever wanted
I picked the kid up from school today. On our way home, I asked the kids how their day was. I expected a short one word answer. But John surprised me. He told me about Amazing Athletes and how they did relay races today. “First we did frog hops, then bear crawls. And at the… Continue reading The Obstacle Course
John and Gill went up a hill 